Dental absorbent-roll holder



Sept. 25 1923.

s. NEWMAN.

DENTAL ABSbRBENT ROLL' HOLDER Filed Oct. 26 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I NVEN TOR.

J A TTORNEYS s. NEWMAN DENTAL ABSORBENT ROLL HOLDER Sept. 25 2 1923.

' 2 Sheets-Sheet '2 Filed Oct. 26 1921 IN VEN TOR.

' BY V v I ATTORNEYS" To all whom it may concern:

7 New York city, in the county, of'New York and State of New York, have"invented provide such a holder which'can be utilized V the patient. '20

the follcwing is a specification.

Patented Sept. 25, 192 3.

I inEn'rAL'ABsoaBENr-nom HOL ER. J

' Application filed October 26, 1921." Serial No. 510,562,; 9

Be it known that 1,;SAMUEL NEwMAiv,a citizen of; the United States,residing at certain new and useful I'mprovementslin DentalAbsorbent-Roll Holders, of

V Mypresentinvention relates to improve ments in dentalabsorbentrollholders such as are used to hold rolls of cotton in position to absorb saliva in oral operation.

I One of the objects of-my invention'is-to' at-the same time to hold themouth open at any height, Another object of my invention is to arrangesuch a device so that the width may beadjusted, to suitthe mouth ofAnother. object of my invention is to providesuch an arrangement bywhich cotton rolls may be heldat either side of the gum on both theupper and lower jaws-simultaneously. i With theseiand other objects in"view, my invention consists in the arrangements and constructionsillustrated in the drawings, and more specifically pointed. out in' theappended claims. I

In the drawings, Figure 1 shows, one scale larger than actual size, oneform of my invention; Fig. 2 is a section and F ig. 3 a side elevationof the arrangement shown in Fig. 1, but very much enlargedjFig. 4 is asection and Fig. 5 a side elevationof an other fOI'IIl Ofi my invention.

Corresponding reference "characters; refer V to corresponding parts inthe severalsviews.

Referring first to the form of my inven tion embodied in Figs. *1, 2and: 3, the absorbent rolls R, which usually are made'up of absorbentcotton but may be of any other absorbent material, are pushed on thepins 10, which in the form illustrated, are two in. number, eacharranged to be located at either side of the patientsgum; To each of thepins 10 is connected a member'll, and

-to each of the member's ll'areconnected a pair of posts 12, the? upperends of which T pass into tubes 13, connectedto a saddle 14 arranged tocontact with the oppositerjaw of the patient, as directly against atooth asshown in Fig. 2. Within the tubes '13 and pressing against theuppenends of the post 12 are spiral springs 15"which normally pushthe'post 12 downward until the the bottom of the tube. h 1 r 1 With theconstruction 'just described,

which the desired extent and as he does so, the r spr1ngs15 willlh'oldthe. saddle 14 against f the cotton rollsR y-in place. If'desired, the fment shown in Fig. 1;

projection on the end" thereof contacts cotton rolls i are impaled onthe pins l0 :and thedevice-insertedin the mouthof thegpa tient with therolls'j in the positions indi cate'd, The patient then openshis mouth tothe-upper, jaw and. this, iii-turn, will hold SAMUEL WMAN, or mew-ya s,Y.

jaws of the-patient maybe held open by; V

clamping thepost'12 in the tube '13 at. any

desired position, this}clampinggbeingpro vided for, in the formillustrated, by [split-V ting the two outer :tubes 18, as at '16, :and

providing .a compressiomv nut 1 7i. threaded] on a, crew 18,*s0 that thesplit; portion of the tube may-be compressed'onthe. outer end ofthe-post 12'. If desired, a similanarrange--- ment;may be provided on,the other two posts also; 1

a pair of pins 20 are provided for the lower jaw and another pair of-,pins 21 for the'up-' per jaw, absorbent rolls being mounted on In'theformillustratecl inFigsii and 5, L

these .pinsas before described. Each 'oi -thepins 20 is mounted on amember 22 and. each of the pins 21am membe1323. To the member 22'isconnected a single post 24;, the-upper end oii-which slides in a tube;25 providediwith a spring. 26 similar to that describedin thearrangementv shown inFig'.

1.. Similarly the member 23'. is prowided with-a post 27' sliding in atube 28, provided with a -spiral spring 29. -'-The tube25; may be'split,as iat 30,2and provided with a compression' nut 31, operating in: the.manner described in connection with the arrange- Itbwill be obviousthat, inqthe arrange ment sh0w'n,the pressure of the springs 2.6, 29will hold the upper andv lower absorbent rolls in position, and thatsimilarly the jaws of the patient may be held open any desired amountby'th'e use of the clamping nut 31.

,7 In some cases, itisdesirable to be able to adjust the width of theholding device, and I have "shown such an arrangem'ent inn-cons nectionwith the. lform 'illustrated Figs. 4: and 5, though'it willbe'understood that a similar arrangement may be modification shown.inFig; 1.

To accomplish this end, Iprovide a tube I 32 which, .inthe. formillustrated, is conapplied to the. I,

nected at right-angles to the tube 28, and a post 32 connected to thetube'25, having its end: inserted in the tube '32. A spring 34:

tends to move the tube away from the tube 28. A' clamping nut 35-isprovided to. lock the post 33 in any desired position in relation tothetube 34;. ll ithxthe arrangement-shown, the device maybe adjustedlaterally so as to space the absorbent rolls crosswise of the gum at thecorrect distance, in' accordance with'the width of the patie'ntrs mouth.

Willbeunderstood that the arrangements which I have shown are merelyillustjrative, and that the details of such" constructions may be variedwithin wide limits.

l 'elaimF Y r 1. In a' den'tal absorbent a yielding extensibleconnectionbetween said abutment frame and each ofsaid rollholders arranged toexert a vertical straightlinepressurebetween each roll holder and 7 pairor roll holders arranged'to hold the frame arranged to extend across thegum the abutment frame. 7

9,.In a dental absorbentroll holder, a pair of roll holders: arranged tohold the roll on either side of the gum, anabutment frame arranged toextend'across the gum and to contact withthe opposite jaw, and ayielding. extensible connection between said abutment frameand eachlofsaid roll holders arranged to exert vertical. straight- -line"press urebetween each roll holder and;

the abutment :tra'ine, said conneotion'com' prising a telescoping rodand tube and a spiral spring to exert pressure to extend the connection;I

8. In a dentalabsorbent roll holderfa rollon either side of the gum, anabutment and to' contact with the opposite jaw, 21' yielding extensibleconnection between said abutment; "frame and each of, said roll holdersarranged to exert a vertical, straight line pressure betweeneach rollholder'and the abutment frame, and meanson each connection to hold theroll holder connected thereto in predetermined relation to the abutmentframe. l 3

l. n1. aidental absorbent roll holder, a roll holder arranged to hold aroll on the side ofthe gum,ua member adapted to be noved toward .theopposite jaw a yielding connection, comprising a spiral spring, be tweenthe holder and the member, said springbeing arranged, when unopposed, to

v p p H roll: holder, a pairof roll holders arrangedto hold the', rollon either side of the gum, an'ab'utment -i"'rame' arranged to extendacross" the fgum, and to contact with the oppositejaw, and,

move the member-away from the holder, andmea'nstozhold the connection torestrain the action oit'the spring. i a ,1

V 5. In a dental absorbent roll holder, a roll holder arranged to hold aroll onthe side' of the gum, a member adapted to be moved toward theoppos te aw, aryielding. con'n'ection between theholder and the member,

means toliold-the holder and the memher at a predetermined distanceapart.

'6. In a dental absorbent roll holderfa pair roll holders arranged tohold aroll on eith r sideot the gunn-a member adapt ed to be in'ovedtoward the opposite jaw, oolnne-cttons between the roll holdersfand themember, an adjustable. connection between the roll holders, whereby thedistance between the holders across the gumimay be r 1d, andlmeans tolock the adjustable conneetion inadjusted position. 1

lnla dental absorbent roll holdensa pair oi roll holdersfarranged tohold a-r oll; on eithersid'e oft'he gum, a member adapted to beinovedytoward the opposite jaw, con:

new-ionsbetwemrthe roll holders andtlie j member, 'an adju'stabileconnection between the'roll holders; oomprising a spiral spring,

arran 'ed to move the holders a a'rt cross- I V i V "K1813. 0t tne gum,andmeans to clamp the r ctio'nin adjusted position table con'n spectreaws, and adjustable connections hoi a upper aw, yieldingconnectionsbetween'the air 'ottop' roll holders arranged" to rolloneither side of the guinonthe top andthe bottom holders 'to move gthemapart and press the rolls against tlieir; re-

spective jaws, means-to. holdsaid rolllhold ers in; a 'predeterminedrelative. positiomand adj ustable connections: between the holders ofeachpair. of roll holders, whereby the distance between the holderscrosswise of theguminaybe'adjuste'd

